Private transfer with spanish-speaking driver from Quito airport to your hotel. Reception at the airport by an English-speaking guide (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). You will spend the night at Casa Gardenia hotel in the historical part of the city. Read more

Casa Gardenia

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). Departure from Quito to follow a scenic road through the Equatorial cloudy forest to the Mindo area, a unique place for its biodiversity. It is one of the best place to observe hummingbirds. You will make a little stop over on the road to Mindo so as to see around a dozen of species of these magical and emblematic birds of this region. Upon arrival in Mindo, after a short hike observing flora and fauna of the forest and crossing the river Nambillo by a tarabita or by a bridge, we will arrive at the Waterfall Arrayanes where we will descend by canyoning, then we will have lunch, and will continue our adventure arriving to the river for doing tubing to go down through the Mindo River. Night at Sachatamia hotel. Read more

Sachatamia hotel

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). Visit of an Orchids garden, run by a nice local family that will have you discover the numerous varieties and surprising perfumes they can emit. In Mindo you have plenty of extreme sports that you can enjoy. For the time we suggest to start with the canopy ziplines where you'll be suspended to steel ziplines and fly over the forest's canopy. You will be accompanied of experimented guides and provided with secure equipment. Note: for the real sportsmen, it will be like a heating activity. Departure from Mindo to Mitad del mundo. You will visit the site of the "Mitad del Mundo" where you can put one foot in the Southern hemisphere and the other in the Northern hemisphere! The different buildings corresponds to different aspects of Ecuador, with the French pavilion being dedicated to the Condamine expedition which determinated the site of this imaginary line in 1736. Trip to Otavalo, known for its handcrafts. You will spend the night at Las Palmeras hotel close to Otavalo. Read more

Las Palmeras hotel

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). Visit of the Cuicocha lake in the ecological reserve of "Cotacahi - Cayapas", one of the most beautiful in Ecuador with a shiny blue water. At the centre of a former crater at 3064 meters, the nature lovers will enjoy a very various vegetation (orchids, "elephants ears"...) with more than 400 species identified there. According to your wishes and the timing of the day, you can make a trek from 5 to 6 hours around the lagoon. You will then get back on the road to pass Quito and reach Cotopaxi National Park. You will spend the night at El Porvenir Hacienda in the Cotopaxi Park. Read more

El Porvenir Hacienda

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). You will ride on the rocky Cotopaxi National Parks. Leaving at 08:00 am with a local guide, you will discover various landscapes in the national park with your private guide. Just ride from the refuge at 4500m down to Limpiopungo laguna at 4000m or Salitre ruins. A snack is provided (tea, brownies, fruits). Level : advanced as it deals with high moutain bicycle with sportive curves. A good physical conditions and reflex are required to manage your speed and your own bike while getting down in these scenic landscapes. Riding out from Porvenir, located a few minutes from the Cotopaxi National Park. Horseback riding on trails that border the Cotopaxi volcano for about two hours of an unforgettable scenery. You are at 3.600 meters of altitude, in the middle of the Andes, where used to pass by the famous Inca Trail, with one of the most beautiful snowy summits of the continent, as your backdrop. Take a breath and enjoy this pure air... You will spend the night at El Porvenir Hacienda in the Cotopaxi Park. Read more

El Porvenir Hacienda

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). You will take the path from the Cotopaxi National Park towards Tena. You will pass Baeza, which will allow you to observe the evolution of the ecosystem that goes from páramo andindo to a tropical environment. You will reach the Amazon in Cotundo in the afternoon. You will spend the night at Huasquila Lodge. Read more

Huasquila Lodge.

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). RAFTING FULL DAY on the JATUN YACU river Class: III (> 7 years old) Rafting duration: around 5 hours The programme will be the following: 08:00 | Hotel or Provider's office pick up 08:00 | Transfer to river entrance (Cando Community) 08:45 | Safety talk 09:15 | Rafting starts! 10:30 | Break time at Iloculin river, where you could swim to refresh 12:00 | Lunch, games, and guided visit to “Shandia” community 13:00 | Rafting 15:15 | Exit in Puerto Napo and hotel transfer You will spend the night at Huasquila Lodge. Read more

Huasquila Lodge

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). You wil go to Puyo. You will participate to a solidarity activity in reforestation : You will spend half of your day in the reserve of the Yapas, where you will discover different species of orchids and bromelias, also endemical trees that are endangered. You will participate in the activities of reforestation and in this way you will learn about the delicate ecosytem of the Amazone and the threat humans represent to the nature. You will go farther to the Amazon doors. A short walk in the jungle will lead you up to this magnificent waterfall which falls in a big natural swimming pool, the place dreams for a cooling dive one day of big heat. Along the way you can appreciate the jungle and its beauties, along the path which takes you exactly towards one of these marvels. Our native guide will offer you a multitude of information while he spots, tree-dwelling frogs, insects, healing plants... After this walk and to have cooled in the waterfall, we shall take you until Misahualli to have lunch in the village, and take advantage of it to observe the monkeys playing on the square. You will set off for Baños via the city of Puyo. You will take advantage of the incredible change of landscape between the Amazonia and the Andes. You will spend the night at La Floresta hotel, in Baños. Read more

La Floresta hotel

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). You will have an appointment at 9:00 in downtown Baños to retrieve your equipment. You will then arrive at Rio Blanco where your instructors will explain the safety rules. You will then walk to the top of the waterfall for about 20 minutes. You will go for a canyoning experience (climbing and rappel) during two hours, between three beautiful waterfalls. Adrenaline guaranteed. Return to your hotel around noon. Suitable for beginners. Journey to the "Waterfalls Road" along the Rio Pastaza gorges. You will stop in Pailon del Diablo, the country's most famous waterfalls which you will be able to see from closer from a sightseeing platform. Further on the road, following the inca style, you can use a suspended basket called locally tarabita to cross the Pastaza and reach a waterfall called "Manto de la Novia". The road to Riobamba follows a fertile and green valley where you can observe recent lavas from the Tungurahua. You will spend the night at Mansion Santa Isabella hotel in Riobamba. Read more

Mansion Santa Isabella hotel

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). Journey to the North to Chimborazo as from Riobamba a peaceful Andean town totally rebuilt after the 1797 earthquake. On this day tour to Chimborazo you can enjoy the beauty of Ecuador’s highest mountain in an active way. You will hike from the first refuge to the second one, reaching an altitude of 5060 m. / 16.601 ft. above sea level. Afterwards you will go downhill by mountain bike. We leave at 9.00 a.m. from Riobamba. For about 1 hour we drive through the picturesque landscape of the Andean highlands before we enter the Reserva Faunística Chimborazo. After crossing El Arenal, a desert-like area where you can observe the vicuñas (a kind of lama), we park the car at 4850 m. / 15.912 ft. altitude, near the first refuge. From here you can hike to the Whymper refuge at 5060 m. / 16.601 ft. altitude and get your passport stamped. After the hike we will have lunch with hot coca-tea, and then we will start the downhill mountain bike ride. We'll descend from 4850 m. / 15.912 ft. to 3100 m. /10170 ft. altitude, over a distance of 27 km. The first 8 km. are a dirt road and afterwards it is an asphalted road with little traffic. On the way you can enjoy awesome views of Chimborazo and while you descend, you will see how the landscape changes. Our guide and support vehicle will stay close to you for assistance. Arrival at Riobamba at about 15:30 p.m. Level : advanced as it deals with high moutain bicycle with sportive curves. A good physical conditions and reflex are required to manage your speed and your own bike while getting down in these scenic landscapes. PROVIDED : lunch and coffee, tea, purified water / Mountain bike with helmet, knee and elbow protectors, gloves, balaclava, goggles You will travel by vehicle to Cuenca by a scenic road in the middle of the Andes. You will spend the night at the Felicia hotel in Cuenca. Read more

Felicia hotel

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). The city of Cuenca (2 550 m) is undoubtedly as charming as its former name of Guapondelic reveals: "the valley as great as the sky". This colorful and lively city with superb historic buildings was classified as a World Heritage by the UNESCO since 1999. The best way to feel the warm colors of Cuenca is to walk around its paved streets, along the white houses with roman tiled roofs and flourishing wrought iron balconies. Colonial art treasures can also be discovered in Cuenca in the churches and convents from the XVIIth and XVIIIth centuries. The visit of the cathedral, the El Turi viewing platform, the flouring spaces, the churches and the covered market will gradually take you closer to the local life. Visit of a Panama hats workshop (except on Sundays) established in Cuenca for more than 60 years where you can observe the different stage of its fabrication, an Ecuador's specialty. You will spend the night at the Felicia hotel in Cuenca. Read more

Felicia hotel

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). You will follow up Western cordillera to Cajas park from Cuenca where you will enjoy stunning views over the many lakes of this protected area. CAJAS NATIONAL PARK: located in the south western Cordillera of the Andes, 35 km from Cuenca. Its altitude varies between 3,156 and 4,450 m and covers an area of ​​288 km2, including a set of 235 glacial lakes, connected by small rivers and streams. The park is home to archaeological sites, among several other sections of Qapaq Nan, the real Inca Trail, which connects the coast with the mountains and fells, allowing trade in Spondylus shell, valuable object at that time. You will perform a walk 3/4 hours of moderate level due to the height . You will leave the lake Toreadora ang go to the hill "San Luis" from where you will have an amazing view of 360º of all the lakes. You will then return to your vehicle. Estimated duration: 3 to 4 hours. Level: medium Journey to get to Guayaquil, Ecuador's biggest city and economical capital. Down from the mountains you will pass by fertiles lowlands with huge orchards and banana plantations before arriving to Guayaquil. You will spend the night at Grand Hotel in Guayaquil. Read more

Grand Hotel Guayaquil

English-speaking guide in a private transport (if you are from 1 to 3 persons, your guide will also be your driver). You will travel on the Ruta del Sol following kilometers of sand beaches in the smooth sun. On the way to Puerto Lopez, you will pass through lovely fishing towns. Departure by boat from the beach toward the Silver Island ("Isla de la Plata" in spanish), part of Machalilla National Park, located 17 miles from the coast (around 1,5 hours of transport). The island owns its name from the famous pirate, Sir Francis Drake, english sailor who would have hidden on this island a silver treasure captured on a galeon. On another hand this name could come from the large amount of guano, for the silver reflects. Each year, from june to september, the humpback whales gather in this area during the reproduction period and offer a tremendous spectacle that you will never forget. You may cross with dolphins surfing after the boat. Then you will go for a walk around the island for about 3 hours in a surprising dry tropical forest and observe numerous colonies of birds (red and blue-footed boobies, frigate, albatross, pelican,...) and sea-lions. Back on the boat, you will have a lunch and practice snorkelling on the most important coral reef of Ecuador with a rich sub-marine fauna. Back to Puerto Lopez on the afternoon. You will spend the night at Mandala hotel in Puerto Lopez. Read more

Mandala hotel

Free day in Puerto Lopez. If you did not do it yet, we suggest you: Early in the morning you can walk along the main drive of Puerto Lopez where fishermen unload the fishes caught overnight. You may observe all kinds of fishes. We recommend to discover one of the islands located near there. You can visit the Isla de la Plata by boat, with activities that include a trek and snorkeling on the island. You can't miss the "Playa de los Frailes" beach, the most beautiful in the region. For amateurs of nature and history, you can visit the community of Agua Blanca with its museum and ruins, but also the trails and hot springs pools with sulfur. For athletes, you can bike in the Machalilla rainforest or take a class of surfing. You will spend the night at Mandala hotel in Puerto Lopez. Read more

Mandala hotel

Private transfer with your spanish-speaking driver. He will welcome you at Puerto Lopez and drive you out to Guayaquil. Free connection with your international flight.